The Greatest of All-Time

Whenever former Valero Alamo Bowl interns gather to help at bowl events or meet up socially, there is always one person who tries to lay claim that their group of interns was the “best ever.”

I make like Switzerland and tell them I can’t favor one of my kids over another as they are all special in their own separate ways.

However, I will say that only three weeks into their six-month internship this year’s crew is off to the greatest start of all-time as far as immersing themselves into San Antonio. The Valero Alamo Bowl has moved up in the bowl pecking order thanks in part to San Antonio’s growth and downtown improvements.

Thus, we want our interns to know as much about San Antonio as possible so they can become ambassadors of our fine city. And outside of our intern from Iowa who tried to eat a whole tamale corn husk and all, they are doing a great job of becoming one with San Antonio.

They’ve jumped in with both feet touring everything downtown had to offer including the Alamo, River Walk and all of the other attractions within walking distance of the Alamodome. In fact, tonight will be their second Happy Hour trip to the Chart House in the Tower of Americas: $4 hummus for all…until 7 p.m.

While they are still adjusting to the summer heat, they are living proof that San Antonio truly has “weather as warm and enjoyable as its people” (a line we’ve used in the last 10 bowl wrap-up videos). Last Friday, our two male interns met some nice young ladies to take on the inaugural #InternDateNight. Sure the intern crew spent half the workday planning it, but it’s okay for bowl week to be secondary when they are debunking the stereotype that San Antonio is not a good place for young singles, right?

On Saturday night, the last of their three stops was Cowboys Dance Hall. One quipped it was “southern hospitality personified” and our other male intern called it “the greatest place in America.”

That claim might be a little exaggerated, but it’s how I feel about San Antonio. #SA2020 #SocialSanAntonio